Moroccan media, whose national team unexpectedly qualified for the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday, knocking out Spain on penalties, claim that the next challenge for the “Lions of Atlas” will be to overcome an injury in the Maghreb team.
Wednesday’s media coverage is dominated by news related to Morocco’s sensational 3-0 penalty shootout victory over Spain after a draw and extra time. They remind you that wherever Moroccans live in the world, the historic rise of “Lviv Atlas” to the quarter-finals of the World Cup was celebrated on Tuesday.
The Casablanca daily “Le Matin” points out that before Saturday’s duel with Portugal in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, coach Walid Regragui has a dangerous rival – he has to overcome many injuries in the team.
“We have a hospital in the team. The physical condition of several of our players is alarming. It is only thanks to their motivation that they can still play,” assessed Le Matin on Wednesday.
The Moroccan daily says that among the few to complain about the health of Atlas Lions players is the captain of the national team, Romain Saiss. Le Matin claims that the Besiktas Istanbul defender arrived in Qatar injured for the tournament.
According to the newspaper, sick players in Regragui’s squad also include defender Nayef Aguerd and midfielder Sofyan Amrabat. The daily claim that both played with injuries in the game against Spain.
“Far from their physical condition are also the defenders Noussair Mazraoui and Achram Hakimi”, noted the Moroccan daily, recalling that until the opening of the World Cup in Qatar, it was not certain whether they would participate in the tournament.
Another Casablanca newspaper, the Assabah daily, claims that Tuesday’s victory over the Spanish team was a kind of revenge for the World Cup in Russia, where the Atlas Lions were eliminated in the group stage. by the La Roja team.
“Assabah” recalls that on Saturday Morocco will also be able to settle the accounts of the previous World Cup with Portugal, which beat the “Atlas Lions” during the tournament in Russia after the goal of Cristiano Ronaldo.
“This World Cup is different. We are playing exceptional football this year at the World Cup. We should dream of the highest goals” – Moroccan radio station Mars summed up the successes of coach Regragui’s players in Qatar.
Author: Marcin Zatyka (PAP)
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